National 12s At Aldburgh Yacht Club

 

13 & 14 April 2002

 

 

Sixteen National 12’s travelled to Aldburgh in Suffolk for the open meeting held over the weekend of 13^th and 14^th of April.  Two races were held on Saturday in a cold gusty northerly that resulted in a number of capsizes throughout the fleet.  Chris Mayhew and Charlotte Ibbotson (N3443), Ian Gore and Alex Harris (N3441) and Geoff Camm and Amelia Hall got away from the fleet in the first race and enjoyed a private battle which eventually went to Mayhew and Ibbotson.  In the second race, John and Mandy Thornton (N3468) capsized on the final run when leading by a comfortable margin to hand anther victory to Mayhew and Ibbotson.  Not a great birthday present for John and possibly a sign of the advancing years.

 

Sunday morning appeared a little hazy, possibly the result of an excellent dinner hosted by the local Dragon fleet.  In slightly less breeze Camm and Hall, and Jon Brown and Guy Johnson built a sizeable lead from the rest of the fleet early, assisted by one of the many gusts and enjoyed a private battle, finally won by Camm and Hall.  Mayhew and Ibbotson sealed the event by winning the second race on Sunday from Brown and Johnson.  In the final race, held in less breeze, Brown and Johnson sailed the wrong course whilst leading comfortably which left Ian Gore and Alex Harris to win and take second place overall.

 

1	3443	The Full Monty	Chris Mayhew	Charlotte Ibbotson
2	3441	Tabitha	Ian Gore	Alex Harris
3	3426	Purple Pants	Jon Brown	Guy Johnson